Short | Why Language Doesn't Shape You | John McWhorter
307We think we see the world the way it is.
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But how we think changes what we see, and more radically every organism sees the world in its own unique way. Is this because perception does not simply reflect reality but plays a part in its creation? And if so what is reality and what are the limits on how it can be perceived?
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Joanna Kavenna: Winner of the Orange First Novel prize, Kavenna’s works include A Field Guide to Reality, The Ice Museum and Inglorious.
John McWhorter: Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, McWhorter specializes in linguistics and music history. He is the host of the Lexicon Valley podcast, and the author of The Language Hoax: Why The World looks the Same in any Language.
Andy Clark: Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at Edinburgh University, Clark is author of Natural Born Cyborgs, Supersizing the Mind and Surfing Uncertainty
Rufus Duits: Head of Philosophy at St. Paul's School London, Duits is a Heidegger expert.
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